Middle School

French Day Bibles for Malawi

Stories of Impact

At the start of Year 7, there is normally an intake of some new students into this important year of Middle School. We encourage our existing students to welcome new students and make them feel a part of St Andrews as soon as possible. We would like to share with you the story of one of the Year 7 students who were new to our school this year.

 

I was very excited to come to St Andrews and was looking forward to joining the school community. I arrived on my first day and all of the friends and teachers I met on Orientation Day were there. We played lots of games and had a fun time getting to know each other.

 

Within a few weeks, I was settled in. Everyone was really helpful, showing me where the library, gym and lockers were.

 

Now, in Term 3, I have fantastic friends and teachers who I enjoy spending time with.

 

Well done to our existing St Andrews students who were able to make a new student feel welcome and accepted in this way!

 

Christa Cloete

Year 7/8 Coordinator

Service Leaders

At the start of the year, a call went out to Year 7 students to volunteer as service leaders, with the main duty of keeping the Year 7/8 locker bay tidy. These students have been unobtrusively picking up papers and sweeping the locker bay every recess and lunchtime.

 

Our service leaders are:

Lawrence Qi, Joshua Jones, Leilani Beovich, Andrea Chai,  Zac Simon, Max Hiew, Daniel Mikhael, Kaylene Tieu, Roselyn Kho, Sophia Tran, Michelle McCabe, Vicky Truong, Chavella Tanubrata, Julia Pajor and Suhani Poddar.

 

A special mention needs to go to Lawrence Qi, who reminds the leaders when they are on duty, and to Joshua Jones, who has taken up the challenge to sweep even the pathways, the chessboard and the gutters around the basketball court.

Well done to these students for being excellent stewards of the opportunities that are given to them!

 

Christa Cloete

Year 7/8 Coordinator

Beware Bushrangers!

The Year 5 classes were lucky enough to find gold in the schoolyard this week. Unfortunately a 'stick up' occurred as two mysterious bushrangers came and stole their gold.

It was providential that a Trooper was on the premises and returned the gold to the rightful owners.

However the bushrangers are still at large. If anyone knows the identity of these persons or can provide information, please notify Mr Farmilo immediately.

 

Jenny Provis 

Year 5 Teacher

French Day

It is nearly time for French Day again! This fundraiser event is organised on a yearly basis by the Year 8 French classes, and last year’s profits amounted to $913.00. The money was donated to Orbus Ministries Australia and used to buy 90 Chichewa Bibles to use as class sets in the Year 9 classes of the Orbus orphanage and school near Blantyre, Malawi. The Manners family, who currently have five children at St Andrews, have been instrumental in the construction and administration of the orphanage and school. The family are currently in Malawi, overseeing the construction of the secondary school. (see next report from Craig Manners)

The date of this year’s French day will be announced soon. Students are encouraged to come dressed as “French” as possible, and during the day prizes will be handed out to many of the “most French looking” students. A gold coin donation will be appreciated in order to boost the French Day profits.

 

There will once again be many different stalls around the school selling tasty food and drinks, and also opportunities to win prizes by playing games. Prep to Year 2 will be able to visit the stalls before the rest of the school. Keep an eye out for the date and encourage all students (even the cool ones in Senior School) to take part in this very enjoyable experience!

 

Christa Cloete

French teacher, Year 6 – 8

Bibles for Malawi

Report on Chichewa Bibles bought with STACC French Class funds

We purchased 90 Chichewa Bibles with the A$913 your St Andrews French Day raised last year at A$10.23 each. Along with other Bibles, some English and some Chichewa, we purchased on behalf of Australian Presbyterian World Mission and Orbus Ministries Australia, your Bibles will form part of a class set of 20 Bibles per classroom for the 9 classes Orbus will have as of September 18th 2017. Your Chichewa Bibles will be used in the younger grades, whereas the English Bibles will be used in the older grades. 

We have used some of the Bibles in a 10 Commandments course we ran until the end of the school year here on 28th July and now have them all stored at our house with us until the cupboards have been made. This is still ongoing and we hope will be completed during the current holidays. 

 

Each class has a framed 10 Commandments poster firmly secured to the wall and we have also given each of the 10 teachers and 4 farm workers, and nearby ministers a Bible each.

 

Thank you so much for what you have done in blessing these and future children at the Orbus school with your thoughtful and generous contribution.

 

Craig Manners

Parent